Re: Updating Path information for ROOT

From: Daryl Spencer (spenced2_at_slu.edu)
Date: 08/12/03 

Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 19:15:24 -0500

I was installing some software and when I was done ROOT was unable to access
/usr/sbin. unless I use cd /usr/sbin.

I have logged back in multiple times.

Strange huh...

"Gary L. Burnore" wrote:

> On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 18:36:49 -0500, Daryl Spencer <spenced2@slu.edu>
> wrote:
>
> >All,
> >
> >I was wondering how you update PATH information for the ROOT account.
> >I am running Solaris 2.6 on a ULTRA 2 Enterprise system, and somehow I
> >screwed up my
> >path information to /usr/sbin
> >
> >When I type env it shows that the path to /usr/sbin is missing.
> >
> >Does ROOT have a .profile file??
> >If so, where is it and how can I update it???
> >
> >
> If you didn't know it was there, how did you change it?
>
> Try logging out, then back in. :)
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